Enchi Shigeru

Title: Realism "In the Kitchen" Original Oil Painting

Description: Artist: (Shigeru Maruike / 1941–2026) Title: "In the Kitchen" Technique: Original Oil Painting Signature: Hand-signed at the upper right of the canvas

Shigeru Maruike, a Western-style painter who graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Tokyo University of the Arts and has long been based in Paris, created "In the Kitchen." Maruike was born in Tokyo in 1941, won third place at the Shell Art Exhibition in 1966, and was selected for the Paris Salon Exhibition in 1978. He lived in Paris from 1976 to 1978 and from 1985 to 1993, creating numerous works themed on the daily life and living spaces of the French common people. He has held solo exhibitions at various venues, including the Taiming Gallery, and his oil painting "Lamp and Chest" is part of the collection at the Takajo Town Art Museum.

This work also exemplifies Maruike's perspective on interior figure painting. Centered on a woman seated on a chair, the composition includes a table covered with a red tablecloth, a teacup, blue-purple flowers, an old wooden door, and decorative plates on the wall, quietly arranged as if capturing a scene of European life. The Takajo Town Art Museum's records also describe Maruike's depiction of French scenes with a focus on common people's lives, and this work shares that stylistic commonality.

Particularly noteworthy is the restrained color palette and the rich texture of the walls. The ivory-toned walls bear traces of paint wiping and unevenness, creating the texture of an ancient plaster wall. The woman's deep olive green clothing, the dark red tablecloth, and the brown of the wooden door exhibit a calm harmony, with the white cup and blue-purple flowers serving as subtle accents.

The image of the woman quietly gazing forward is not overly dramatized, allowing one to feel the tranquility of ordinary daily life. Because the interior is not ostentatious, each presence—be it the person, furniture, or objects—has warmth, and the longer one gazes, the more stories one can imagine.

Frame Dimensions: Height approximately 56cm, Width approximately 47cm.
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